Making Dystopia: The Strange Rise and Survival of Architectural Barbarism

by James Stevens Curl

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In Making Dystopia, distinguished architectural historian James Stevens Curl tells the story of the advent of architectural Modernism in the aftermath of the First World War, its protagonists, and its astonishing, almost global acceptance after 1945. He argues forcefully that the triumph of architectural Modernism in the second half of the twentieth century led to massive destruction, the creation of alien urban landscapes, and a huge waste of resources...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0198820860

ISBN13:9780198820864

Release Date:August 2019

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Length:592 Pages

Weight:2.70 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"

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